Culinary class takes its lessons on the road

On Monday the 17-year-old will have a trial run. Carson is one of five Community School culinary students who, along with the school’s chef, Rene Sellgren, will take their cooking skills to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane,a …

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Tymberli Carson and Garrett Dunham, rear, bake holiday cookies at The Community School on Dec. 6, 2012. On Monday, the students, along with their teacher and chef, will be making goodies like these and will be using skills they learned throughout the semester in culanary class to cook a full meal for the 30 or so residents at the Ronald McDonald House. (Full-size photo)

Tymberli Carson hopes to be a chef one day.

On Monday the 17-year-old will have a trial run. Carson is one of five Community School culinary students who, along with the school’s chef, Rene Sellgren, will take their cooking skills to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane,a nonprofit that provides temporary lodging and support for families with children receiving medical care.

“I think it will be good to help out people in the community,” Carson said. “I think it’s a good place. I think it will be fun.”

Carson is in the first culinary class taught at Spokane Public Schools’ Community School, a project-based high school. The studentshave practiced cooking since October, about 40 class hours.